The Masked Singer viewers split over winner as some have 'no idea' who she is'
Saturday night saw the dramatic season finale of The Masked Singer - with Dressed Crab, Pufferfish and Wolf battling it out on the stage to take home the 2025 champion title
Saturday night saw the dramatic season finale of The Masked Singer - with Dressed Crab, Pufferfish and Wolf battling it out on the stage to take home the 2025 champion titleMasked Singer fans were confused over winner Samantha Barks (
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Many of ITV's The Masked Singer fans were left scratching their heads after the winning contestant was unmasked - but many had never heard of her before.
Saturday night saw finalists Dressed Crab, Pufferfish and Wolf take to the stage for the final time as they battled to be crowned winner of the 2025 season of ITV's family-friendly entertainment show. Judges Maya Jama, Davina McCall and Jonathan Ross were all present and correct as they made guesses for a final time to try to rumble the identities of the stars taking part in the latest sixth season of the show - while 2024 winner Danny Jones also joined the panel as a guest judge.
Host Joel Dommett was also on hand to offer his support to the singers and recap the clues that had been made about their identities. As the show reached an end, fans were thrilled to see Wet Wet Wet star Marti Pellow under the Wolf costume and singer Gregory Porter beneath the Dressed Crab disguise.
But when West End star Samantha Barks was uncovered underneath the pufferfish costume, viewer reactions were divided with many declaring they had no idea who she is - despite the fact she has appeared in a huge Hollywood film as well as on stage. The 34-year-old from the Isle of Man has played Elsa in the West End production of Frozen, and also starred alongside Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman in the 2012 version of Les Miserables.
Judges Maya Jama, Davina McCall and Jonathan Ross were joined by Danny Jones on the final panel (Image:
ITV)Taking to X, many viewers shared their confusion over the final unmasking, with one writing: "I haven't a clue who she is #maskedsinger." Another bluntly asked: "Who? #maskedsinger. Never heard of her.." And a further fan confessed: "Iâve watched the entire series only to have never heard of that actual winner #maskedsinger."
But others found they were Samantha Barks converts - and others were big fans already. One wrote: "What an amazing final - very well deserved #samanthaBarks (I have to admit to not knowing this amazing person until this show). Stunning talent." And another typed: "Samantha Barks is an amazing singer her, love her! #MaskedSingerUK #MaskedSinger."
The sixth season of The Masked Singer saw a host of stars taking part by performing underneath extravagant costumes. Olympic legend Mo Farah was revealed to be under the Giant Joel costume and was the first to be exposed in the season - and he was soon followed by TV host Kate Garraway, who had been disguised as Spag Bol.
Former Bake Off stars Prue Leith and Mel Giedroyc were unmasked beneath Pegasus and Teeth costumes resepctively - while The Corrs' Andrea Corr, rapper Example, singer Carol Decker, artist Grayson Perry and EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy have all been unmasked on the show.
There was drama during week three of the show as chart icon Macy Gray was revealed to be underneath the Toad in the Hole costume after belting out a rendition of It Must Have Been Love by Roxette. But she did not take the elimination well, and initially stormed off the set after losing the singing contest, before retuning to reveal her identity.
The 2025 season saw a change in the line-up of the judging panel as Rita Ora opted to drop out of the UK version of the show in order to take up a seat across the Atlantic on the USA version of the show. Her exit paved the way for Love Island host Maya to take a seat beside Jonathan, Davina and Mo.
The 2024 season of the show was won by Danny Jones of McFly fame - who had something of a bumper year winning reality shows in 2024. He was disguised as Piranha on the series and blew audiences away with his powerful vocals - leaving fans stunned when he was finally unmasked as the winner.
Alongside McFly co-star Tom Fletcher, he then won the 2024 season of The Voice as his contestant, Ava, won the show after being mentored by the two singers. And he was then crowned winner of ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! at the end of the year - beating off competition from WAG Coleeen Rooney and celebrity priest The Reverend Richard Coles.
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